Reviews

Tantalising if timid version of '80s TV landmark

Released as part of an Eastwood box set, this finds Clint and Richard Burton breaking into a Nazi-held Alpine fortress to rescue a US general, then spectacularly blazing their way out. With bombings, knifings, shootings and that famous fracas atop a cable car, the body count is gratifyingly high. One wonders, given the bloody duo's amazing strike-rate, why they didn't ride their luck and continue straight on to Berlin.

Magic spells, a crystal pendant and eco-friendly robots all figure in this animated new age fable from Hayao Miyazaki (creator of Spirited Away) as two children search for a legendary flying city. Not a patch on the director's later work, and the comedy material is tiresome; still, it's streets ahead of Disney, and the flying sequences are just incredible.

Brando stars in and directs whopping, overlooked 1961 western that cries out for iconic status

Fourth album in 20 years from Giant Sand's twisted country cousin

Emotionally resonant ambient electro from Rothko mainman and pen pal

Dedicated techno head delves into death disco on his second LP

Overlooked Ohio five-piece deliver ravaged second album

Belated but brilliant follow-up to Choochtown from one-man Angry Brigade and Uncut columnist

Re-emergence of jazz-folk classic from Chicago tunesmith